The 2013 Pilot Grant awardees and Mentored Career Development Award Program (KL2) recipient were recognized at a reception on May 9th. The reception, hosted by CTSI, brought together faculty and staff from all partner institutions, Pilot Awardees, KL2 recipients and institutional leaders. Remarks about the importance...
Have you discovered something? Do you know the patenting process? Inventions can have tremendous commercial value if appropriately evaluated, nurtured, and supported. However, most scientists and physicians do not always have the knowledge necessary to take an idea from original discovery through the licensing and commercialization...
In 2011 & 2012, the WREN Fall Forum was transformed to bring together over a half dozen Wisconsin Research Networks for the first ever “Network of Networks” Research Conferences in Wisconsin. Building on that success, the 2013 forum will again spotlight the collective accomplishments of...
CTSI is pleased to announce the 2013 Mentored Career Development Award (KL2) recipient. This year's award has been granted to Arash Babaei, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Babaei has...
The research nurses at the CTSI Adult Translational Research Unit (TRU) are a part of an optimal clinical research environment for both, research participants and translational investigators. The nursing staff has expertise to support protocol implementation and provide care for research participants while ensuring their...
The Marquette University School of Dentistry is interested in linking its dental research expertise with clinical and basic science projects being developed or implemented by researchers through the CTSI of Southeastern Wisconsin and its affiliated academic partners (Medical College of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,...
The dates are set for the spring 2013 Science Café series. Mark your calendars and join us on: March 19th - Obesity and Lifestyle Modifications April 16th - Alzheimers and Dementias May 21st - BioMedical Technology Advancements June 18th - Breast cancer: Screening and Prevention The location for this series...
Have you ever wondered how the common cold virus makes you sick? Or how people develop tolerance to pain medicine? Or how your genome may impact the way your physician treats your illness? To learn more about these and other fascinating “molecular stories”, join us...
The CTSI scientific community has come together once again to work in partnership in multidisciplinary research teams to discover clues that will lead to better treatments and cures for today's medical threats. CTSI cultivates an interdisciplinary spirit where physicians, biologists, engineers, chemists and many other...
CTSI Announces the 2013 RFA for the Clinical Research Scholars Program for junior faculty committed to pursuing careers in academic medicine as independently funded, clinical and translational investigators. The Clinical and Translational Science Institute is accepting Clinical Research Scholars Program applications from full-time junior faculty at...
On Thursday, December 13, 2012 the CTSI Community Engagement Program and the Center for Effectiveness Research (CCER) of the Children’s Research Institute will host Pursuing Funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute - an informational and interactive forum to discuss securing funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research...
The Medical College of Wisconsin Office of Research and Clinical Trials Office will sponsor a Society Of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) Certification Preparation and Review Course on March 1, 2013 with an exam following the next day, March 2, 2013. The SoCRA Certification Preparation and Review...
The next Human Subject Research Core Education: Boot Camp will be held on Friday, December 7, 2012 from 8:00am - 4:00pm. Hurry and Register! Class size is limited to 30 attendees. This educational event will provide resources to the human research team member in the coordinator...
The 3rd Annual Milwaukee Regional Research Forum (MRRF) and Public Policy Forum Viewpoint Luncheon was held on Monday, October 29th at the Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West Hotel. This year’s T. Michael Bolger Awards were presented to Dr. James S. Hyde, MCW, Professor of Biophysics and...
The last two Science Cafés of the My Genes/My Health Series took place in October and November. On October 16th, Cecilia Hillard, PhD led a discussion based on her presentation The Weed Within: Endocannabinoids Regulate Your Mood and Response to Stress. Dr. Hillard discussed new insights into...
The advanced technologies and capabilities involved in the generation of individual genomic data are rapidly ushering the medical sciences toward exciting new possibilities regarding personalized medical care and preventative medicine, however this is a complex multi-faceted issue. The most effective and productive path for researchers,...
Reza Shaker, MD, Joseph E. Geenen Professor and Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research at MCW and CTSI Director has developed a device that is designed to minimize or eliminate symptoms of extraesophageal acid reflux disease (EERD)...
TIES – a tool from the University of Pittsburgh CTSI presented by Rebecca Crowley, M.D., M.S. Are you looking for a method to de-identify & query your data repository – tune in and check out what TIES has to offer! TIES (Tissue Information Extraction System) is an...
The CTSI-MSTP joint sessions bring MSTP trainees and K awardees together to create a community of clinical and translational researchers. The objectives of the sessions are to provide insight into clinical and translational process and to provide the MSTP trainees and K awardees an opportunity...
Theodore A. Kotchen, MD, Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition and Director of CTSI’s Mentored Career Development Award Program (KL2) has been appointed Co-Executive Editor of the American Journal of Hypertension. The American Journal...
